[bamajim]

I've certainly enjoyed reading through this thread

Especially since I work the HJT board at Dell

I think it safe to say that all manufacturers have their ups and downs, and that we all have had PC problems with one brand or another. I have quite a few Dells, and have only had 2 minor problems on 2 of them, that were taken care of by Dell within 2 days. One on site, and one shipped part.

I have extended warranty on them all, even if accidently drop (or throw) my laptop on the floor.

But PC consumers are demanding more features, memory, speed, graphics, etc. And we all want it jammed in a Laptop that weighs 2 pounds

Sure some of the older, slower, well built PC's, that were the size of a small refrigerator may have been more dependable. So is my tractor, but I don't expect it to run a hundred miles an hour either

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Nicely said.

[ScHwErV]

Nicely said.

[sari]

I second what ScHwErV said, since he beat me to it.

[dsenette]

Sure some of the older, slower, well built PC's, that were the size of a small refrigerator may have been more dependable. So is my tractor, but I don't expect it to run a hundred miles an hour either

exactly...high end PCs are like fighterjets...if you want speed and maneuverability...you have to sacrifice stability, reliability, and safety. plain and simple...you can't really have all of both worlds...the faster the hardware is moving (logically and physically) the more chances for failure you have (logically and physically)